This is a randomized placebo controlled study to test whether a single 14 course of treatment with the anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, hOKT3gamma1(Ala-Ala),Teplizumab will prevent the loss of insulin secretory capacity in individuals with Type 1 diabetes of 4 - 12 months duration since diagnosis.

Detailed Description

The study design is a double blind placebo controlled trial that will enroll subjects between the ages of 8 - 30 who have had the diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes made 4 - 12 months prior to enrollment. A single 14 course of treatment with mAb hOKT3gamma1(Ala-Ala), Teplizumab will be given. The primary endpoint is the C-peptide response to a mixed meal at 12 months. A total of 60 subjects will be enrolled (30 in the drug treatment and 30 in the placebo groups) at 4 study sites: Yale University,the University of California at San Francisco, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Barbara Davis Diabetes Center.

This is a randomized, two-arm, double blind placebo controlled phase II trial in which 60 participants with recent-onset T1DM are randomized at a 1:1 ratio to receive Teplizumab or placebo over a 14 day treatment period. The course of Teplizumab comprises daily doses of 51 µg/m2, 103 µg/m2, 207 µg/m2, 413 µg/m2, and 10 of 826 µg/m2.